3toheadmelo wrote:Capn'O wrote:Edwards is a bit overrated too.
He was supposed to take that leap to enter that superstar tier with Luka/SGA/Tatum etc but he's just a worse version of donovan mitchell
Melo speaking facts tonight
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3toheadmelo wrote:Capn'O wrote:Edwards is a bit overrated too.
He was supposed to take that leap to enter that superstar tier with Luka/SGA/Tatum etc but he's just a worse version of donovan mitchell

RHODEY wrote:I know he's a statue, but for me Valanciunas made a strong case for himself if its true he can be had at a discount. Dude just knows how to play and would be huge for our bench.

GettinitDone wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:I apologize guys!!!
KAT is HIM and we won the trade!
The next day:
by GettinitDone » Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:28 am
Offensively, he can shoot: catch and shoot, shoot off dribble (step back or step side), shoot turnaround fadeaways off the post. He's pretty much ambidextrous can go left as well as he can go right, can finish with either hand in the paint. He has nasty hesi and head fake and euro step moves. He knocks down free throws. He can pass at a high level, to backdoor cutters or kick out off penetration or alley oops off dribble. Since becoming an NBA fan in 1996, I can say Cam has one of the most diverse arrays of offensive moves I've seen from a player. Mark Jackson once commentated on a game saying Cam can do what others in blue and orange can't, or Mark Jones saying hes "so effortless".
Defensively, he's far and away the best on ball defender in the entire NBA. Watching Wiggins in Finals, I thought Cam can easily be even a better lockdown defensive specialist than Wiggins.
t's clear all you critical of Cam evaluate players based on what they've already accomplished. Well if this was 1997, you'd have a hard time choosing a teenage Kobe (averaged only 15mpg, 7.6ppg, shot 4 airballs in a playoffs elimination game) over a then more accomplished Eddie Jones (established starter, on verge of becoming All Star). But the real astute talent evaluator Jerry West chose Kobe over Eddie, traded EJ to clear up playing time and starting spot for Kobe). I started collecting Kobe cards as he was getting DNP-CDs or 3-5 mins garbage time while my friends were collecting their MJs, Hills, Pippens, Shaqs... and they would never understand why I'd collect a trash player whose only forte seemed to be a dunking showboat.
Btw, I hadn't collected any dang NBA card since Kobe RCs in 1997 and I started doing again for Cam RCs (getting them while cheap becoz he's still "trash"... easiest investment choice ever)
Can you evaluate talent not based on their accomplishments but based on what they've shown in the garbage minutes they're receiving?? That's hard.
I'll just let Cam's play in the season do the talking from here on out

DaGawd wrote:RHODEY wrote:I know he's a statue, but for me Valanciunas made a strong case for himself if its true he can be had at a discount. Dude just knows how to play and would be huge for our bench.
fk it.. fk defense.. score 140 points
TheGreenArrow wrote:
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RHODEY wrote:DaGawd wrote:RHODEY wrote:I know he's a statue, but for me Valanciunas made a strong case for himself if its true he can be had at a discount. Dude just knows how to play and would be huge for our bench.
fk it.. fk defense.. score 140 points
Defense is critical but I was won over by that block on Precious. Sometimes sheer size is a deterrent.... Dude is so strong that he cannot be moved and he always seems to take the shot that he wants.

GettinitDone wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:I apologize guys!!!
KAT is HIM and we won the trade!
The next day:


offense wrote:mpharris36 wrote:now all we need is sham to come back and we will forgive him for his sins....needs to be a part of something special.
what happened to him?
Guano wrote:what the hell are we doing - ant just went to the wcf last year and is on a roster with 2 bigs who fck up the spacing and now we're writing him off...
if this is just to give kat all the shine for carrying that team to the wcf last year pls don't let me get in the way.


mpharris36 wrote:now all we need is sham to come back and we will forgive him for his sins....needs to be a part of something special.

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GettinitDone wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:
In an alternate universe, Cam would have Josh's heart (no pun), motor, mentality and attitude, and he would be TMac 2.0, a top 10 player today.
Alas, Cam in this universe sucks.
Jalen Bluntson wrote:RHODEY wrote:DaGawd wrote:fk it.. fk defense.. score 140 points
Defense is critical but I was won over by that block on Precious. Sometimes sheer size is a deterrent.... Dude is so strong that he cannot be moved and he always seems to take the shot that he wants.
We would be sending Mitch in that trade. Add their first and snag one of those kids they have and then we have the discussion. I like the youth they have. They would have their own lottery pick and it fees them up for trading future firsts. I want one of their young studs or no deal.
3toheadmelo wrote:Guano wrote:what the hell are we doing - ant just went to the wcf last year and is on a roster with 2 bigs who fck up the spacing and now we're writing him off...
if this is just to give kat all the shine for carrying that team to the wcf last year pls don't let me get in the way.
He played great in the playoffs but he didn't take that superstar leap like everyone thought he was. I was lurking on the Timberwolves reddit today and they have a thread bashing Ant for taking horrible shots and not passing the ball
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Capn'O wrote:GettinitDone wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:I apologize guys!!!
KAT is HIM and we won the trade!
The next day:
Nah, Donovan doesn't belong in that crowd. We just needed long bois around Brunson.
Capn'O wrote:GettinitDone wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:
In an alternate universe, Cam would have Josh's heart (no pun), motor, mentality and attitude, and he would be TMac 2.0, a top 10 player today.
Alas, Cam in this universe sucks.
OMG this is everyone's come to Jesus night
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